IPhoto-Style Software
From Jasc Works Fine,
But Needs Own Library

By

Walter S. Mossberg Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal

Updated Nov. 18, 2004 12:01 a.m. ET

In the old days of digital photography, before digital cameras became common among average snapshot takers, photo software was focused on what most interested the early adopters: editing and perfecting each picture. Tools for cataloging and sharing photos were primitive.

Then, a few years back, Apple Computer turned that software formula on its head to better suit the needs of the emerging mass of digital-camera owners, whose picture collections were growing so fast that they cared more about organizing their images than...